Alia
asked
Cynthia A. Clement:
What got you into writing and where do you get your inspiration from?
Cynthia A. Clement
Alia
I was a voracious reader when I was a child and I think that's where the desire to write began for me. I wrote a few short stories when I was a teenager and throughout the years I always had a half-finished novel on the go. It wasn't until I was in my late thirties that I decided to get serious about writing. I took writing courses and tried to write regularly. It took me ten years to get my first novel, The Seduction of Sarah, published.
My inspiration comes from numerous places and things. Usually the first thing that comes to me is an initial scene with characters interacting, or a character telling me something about themselves.
I've learned to always be open to the possibilities in any situation and to listen for the story. On a recent vacation to Scotland, whenever I visited a ruin or castle, I would sit and let the atmosphere of the location speak to me. Then I would write down what I heard. I have a small notebook full of characters who are waiting for me to tell their story.
The inspiration for my aHunter4Hire series came to me on a family vacation. We had a free day, so I spent the afternoon relaxing and writing down the details of an unusual character that was playing out in my head. When I returned home, I immediately started working on aHunter4Rescue.
Needless to say, I have many stories waiting to be written because I'm constantly getting new ideas.
I was a voracious reader when I was a child and I think that's where the desire to write began for me. I wrote a few short stories when I was a teenager and throughout the years I always had a half-finished novel on the go. It wasn't until I was in my late thirties that I decided to get serious about writing. I took writing courses and tried to write regularly. It took me ten years to get my first novel, The Seduction of Sarah, published.
My inspiration comes from numerous places and things. Usually the first thing that comes to me is an initial scene with characters interacting, or a character telling me something about themselves.
I've learned to always be open to the possibilities in any situation and to listen for the story. On a recent vacation to Scotland, whenever I visited a ruin or castle, I would sit and let the atmosphere of the location speak to me. Then I would write down what I heard. I have a small notebook full of characters who are waiting for me to tell their story.
The inspiration for my aHunter4Hire series came to me on a family vacation. We had a free day, so I spent the afternoon relaxing and writing down the details of an unusual character that was playing out in my head. When I returned home, I immediately started working on aHunter4Rescue.
Needless to say, I have many stories waiting to be written because I'm constantly getting new ideas.
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Laura
asked
Cynthia A. Clement:
With 50 hunters can we get 44 more of this series please? Possibly one handicap heroine?
Laura
asked
Cynthia A. Clement:
With 50 hunters can we get 44 more of this series please? Possibly one handicap heroine?
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